Methods for Print Job Monitoring

1. A network printing method comprising: providing a plurality of output printing devices coupled to the network, each output printing device comprising status information; providing a client computer coupled to the network; and providing an application adapted to run on the client computer, wherein the application is adapted to submit a first print job to a first output printing device and a second print job to a second output printing device, receive the status information regarding the output printing devices, determine which of the received status information is relevant to the first and second print jobs, filter the status information to extract the status information relevant to the first and second print jobs, and group and display the filtered status information regarding the first and second output printing devices.

2. The printing method of claim 1 , wherein the output printing devices comprise a printer.

3. The printing method of claim 1 , wherein the output printing devices comprise a copier.

4. The printing method of claim 1 , wherein the status information comprises paper input tray information.

5. The printing method of claim 1 , wherein the status information comprises toner level information.

6. The printing method of claim 1 , wherein the status information comprises fuser level information.

7. The printing method of claim 1 , wherein the status information comprises paper output tray information.

8. The printing method of claim 1 , wherein the status information comprises output printing device service information.

9. A network printing method comprising: providing a plurality of output printing devices coupled to the network, each output printing device comprising status information; providing a client computer coupled to the network; and submitting a first print job from the client computer to a first output printing device and a second print job to a second output printing device; receiving at the client computer the status information regarding the output printing devices; determining at the client computer which of the received status information is relevant to the first and second print jobs; filtering the status information at the client computer to extract the status information relevant to the first and second print jobs; and grouping and displaying on the client computer the filtered status information regarding the first and second output printing devices.

10. The printing method of claim 9 , wherein the output printing devices comprise a printer.

11. The printing method of claim 9 , wherein the output printing devices comprise a copier.

12. The printing method of claim 9 , wherein the status information comprises paper input tray information.

13. The printing method of claim 9 , wherein the status information comprises toner level information.

14. The printing method of claim 9 , wherein the status information comprises fuser level information.

15. The printing method of claim 9 , wherein the status information comprises paper output tray information.

16. The printing method of claim 9 , wherein the status information comprises output printing device service information.